At the California Asphalt Pavement Association (CalAPA) Spring Asphalt Pavement Conference & Equipment Expo held on March 23-24, 2023 in Ontario, Calif., a presentation titled, "Best practices in fleet management & regulatory compliance" was delivered by Drew Delaney, Associates Environmental. It seems like air quality regulations change faster than you can read this sentence. Hear from an expert in construction equipment management and regulatory compliance to get an overview of current regulations and best practices for keeping managing costs to keep fleets in compliance without breaking the bank.

1. CalAPA
Spring Asphalt Pavement Conference & Expo - Ontario, CA
3/23/2023
Best Practices in Fleet
Management for Regulatory
Compliance

2. Current Regulations Impacting the Fleet
• Truck and Bus Regulation
• Off-road Diesel Regulation (2022 Amendments)
• Portable Diesel Engine Airborne Toxic Control Measure
(ATCM)
• Portable Equipment Registration Program
• Large Spark Ignited Vehicle Regulation
• Advanced Clean Trucks Regulation
• Heavy-Duty Vehicle Inspection Program and Periodic Smoke
Inspection Program (2019)
• Heavy-Duty Inspection and Maintenance Regulation
Things All Fleet Managers
Should Know

3. Regulations Being Proposed or Amended
• Advanced Clean Fleets Regulation
• Zero Emission Forklift Regulation
• Amendments to the Small Off-Road Engine Regulations:
Transition to Zero Emissions
• Tier 5 Emission Standard for Off-road Diesel Engines
• Rules for Manufacturers to Produce ZE Off-road Equipment
Things All Fleet Managers
Should Know

4. Advanced Vehicles and Clean Fuels
Numerous manufacturers are beginning to offer vehicles and
equipment which bring advanced power options to the
commercial market.
Fuel suppliers are bringing renewable and
low carbon fuels to the market to decrease
the carbon intensity of the fuel consumed
by traditional vehicles and equipment as well.
Things All Fleet Managers
Should Know

5. Successful
• Young Fleet – Manager purchases new vehicles and utilizes
them efficiently, no antiques allowed
• Useful Used Fleet – Manager purchases used equipment
with additional useful life, knows when to retire equipment
• Leveraged Fleet – Manager uses one of the two strategies
above as well as vehicle/equipment incentive programs to
modernize the oldest units of the fleet
Not So Successful
• Hold onto vehicles beyond their useful life and hold onto
vehicles even with very low utilization
Regulatory Compliance
Strategies for Fleet Managers

6. Regulatory Compliance
Strategies for Fleet Managers
Be Involved in Rulemaking Activities that Will
Potentially Impact Your Fleet.
There Is No Replacement for the Voice of
those Directly Impacted by a Potential Rule at
the Rulemaking Table

7. Things All Fleet Managers
Should Avoid
Fleet Managers Should Avoid the Following:
• Falling behind in the state of the industry knowledge of
equipment
• Complacency for new/amended regulations
• Situations which invite or reinforce practices which lead to
noncompliance
• Keeping pet equipment
• Purchasing vehicles/equipment without proper
knowledge of their regulatory obligations
• Selling vehicles/equipment without proper disclosure of
regulatory applicability
• Etc.

8. Truck and Bus Regulation

9. Things All Fleet Managers
Should Avoid

10. Thank You
For Attending!
If you have any questions, please contact us:
Associates Environmental
18141 Beach Boulevard, Suite 200
Huntington Beach, CA 92648
Fax: (714) 362-9085
Drew Delaney
Mobile: (949) 322-3739
ddelaney@associatesenvironmental.com